Century College

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2021 Undergraduate Tuition
$5,290
6.61% growth from 2020
2021 Average Net Price
$10,901
After Financial Aid
2019 Student Loan
1.44%
Default Rate
2021 Enrolled Students
7,678
38% Full-Time
2021 Graduation Rate
22%
145 Graduates

About

Century College is a higher education institution located in Washington County, MN. In 2021, the most popular Associates Degree concentrations at Century College were Liberal Arts & Sciences (426 degrees awarded), Registered Nursing (108 degrees), and Criminal Justice - Police Science (54 degrees).

In 2021, 1,810 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at Century College. 59.7% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 40.3% awarded men. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients was white (1,110 degrees), 3.58 times more than then the next closest race/ethnicity group, asian (310 degrees).

The median undergraduate tuition at Century College is $5,290, which is $−2,678 less than the national average for Associates Colleges ($7,968).

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In 2021, the median undergraduate tuition at Century College is $5,290, which is $−2,678 less than the national average for Associates Colleges ($7,968).

After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $10,901.

In 2021, 65% of undergraduate students attending Century College received financial aid through grants. Comparatively, 24% of undergraduate students received financial aid through loans.

Tuition Costs

$5,290
2021 Undergraduate Tuition

In 2021, the cost of tuition at Century College was $5,290. The cost of tuition at Century College is $−2,678 less than than the overall (public and private) national average for Associates Colleges ($7,968).

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Average Net Price

$10,901
2021 Value
10%
1 Year Growth

In 2021 Century College had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $10,901. Between 2020 and 2021, the average net price of Century College grew by 10%.

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Other Student Expenses

$7,142
Room and Board
$1,200
Books and Supplies

The average yearly cost of room and board at Century College was of $7,142 in 2021. The cost of room and board did not change between 2020 and 2021.

During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $1,200. The cost of books and supplies did not change during the same period.

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Financial Aid by Income Level

65%
Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Grants
24%
Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Loans

65% of undergraduate students at Century College received financial aid through grants or loans in 2021. This represents a decline of 17.7% with respect to 2020, when 79% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

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Student Loan Default Rate

Cohort default rates only account for borrowers who default in the first three years, and some schools only have a small proportion of borrowers entering repayment. These rates should be interpreted with caution, as they may not be reflective of the entire school population.
1.44%
2019 Default Rate
28
Number of Defaults

In 2019 the default rate for borrower's at Century College was 1.44%, which represents 28 out of the 1940 total borrowers.

A cohort default rate is the percentage of a school's borrowers who enter repayment on certain Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program or William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program loans during a particular federal fiscal year (FY), October 1 to September 30, and default or meet other specified conditions prior to the end of the second following fiscal year.

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Century College had a total enrollment of 7,678 students in 2021. The full-time enrollment at Century College is 2,915 students and the part-time enrollment is 4,763. This means that 38% of students enrolled at Century College are enrolled full-time.

The enrolled student population at Century College, both undergraduate and graduate, is 52.2% White, 17.6% Asian, 11.7% Black or African American, 9.05% Hispanic or Latino, 4.49% Two or More Races, 0.3% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.0912% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders.

Students enrolled at Century College in full-time Undergraduate programs are most commonly White Female (28.2%), followed by White Male (25.7%) and Asian Female (10.9%).

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

38%
Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at Century College in 2021, both undergraduate and graduate, is 7,678 students. The full-time enrollment at Century College is 2,915 and the part-time enrollment is 4,763. This means that 38% of students enrolled at Century College are enrolled full-time compared with 32.5% at similar Associates Colleges.

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Retention Rate over Time

60%
2021 Retention Rate

Retention rate measures the number of first-time students who began their studies the previous fall and returned to school the following fall. The retention rate for full-time undergraduates at Century College was 60%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Associates Colleges (60%), Century College had a retention rate approximately the same as its peers.

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Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity (2021)
  1. White
    4,008 enrolled students
  2. Asian
    1,354 enrolled students
  3. Black or African American
    895 enrolled students

The enrolled student population at Century College is 52.2% White, 17.6% Asian, 11.7% Black or African American, 9.05% Hispanic or Latino, 4.49% Two or More Races, 0.3% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.0912% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders. This includes both full-time and part-time students as well as graduate and undergraduates. By comparison, enrollment for all Associates Colleges is 44.1% White, 26.8% Hispanic or Latino, and 12.5% Black or African American.

Any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis is categorized as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the share of those students are shown in the chart below. Additionally, 256 students (3.33%) did not report their race.

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In 2021, 352 more women than men received degrees from Century College. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients at Century College is white (1,110 degrees awarded). There were 3.58 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, asian (310 degrees).

The most common Associates Degree concentration at Century College is Liberal Arts & Sciences (426 degrees awarded), followed by Registered Nursing (108 degrees) and Criminal Justice - Police Science (54 degrees).

In 2021,  the most specialized majors across all degree types at Century College, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Mechanical Technologies (99 degrees awarded), Protective Services (121 degrees), and Liberal Arts & Humanities (426 degrees).

Common Jobs by Major

Most Common Job

The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Century College are Registered nurses (1,348,650 people), Medical & health services managers (154,874 people), Nurse practitioners & nurse midwives (132,962 people), Pharmacists (132,792 people), and Police officers (132,187 people).

The most specialized majors at Century College in 2021 are Mechanical Technologies (99 degrees awarded), Protective Services (121 degrees), Liberal Arts & Humanities (426 degrees), Health (607 degrees), and Communication Technologies (9 degrees) (as of 2021).

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Highest Paying Jobs by Major

Highest Paying Job

The highest paying jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Century College are Surgeons, Physicians, Broadcast announcers and radio disc jockeys, Magnetic resonance imaging technologists, and Counter & rental clerks

The most specialized majors at Century College are Mechanical Technologies (99 degrees awarded), Protective Services (121 degrees), Liberal Arts & Humanities (426 degrees), Health (607 degrees), and Communication Technologies (9 degrees) (as of 2021).

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Common Industries by Major

The most common industries for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Century College are General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (1,491,480 people), Elementary & secondary schools (364,469 people), Justice, public order, & safety activities (338,695 people), Outpatient care centers (235,806 people), and Offices of physicians (202,207 people).

The most specialized majors at Century College are Mechanical Technologies (99 degrees awarded), Protective Services (121 degrees), Liberal Arts & Humanities (426 degrees), Health (607 degrees), and Communication Technologies (9 degrees) (as of 2021).

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Majors Awarded

IPEDS uses the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) standard, so the categories may not match the exact concentrations offered by Century College.
Most Common (2021)
  1. 426 degrees awarded
  2. 108 degrees awarded
  3. 54 degrees awarded

In 2021, the most common associates degree concentration at Century College was Liberal Arts & Sciences with 426 degrees awarded.

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Sex Breakdown for Common Majors

729
Degrees Awarded to Men
in 2021
1,081
Degrees Awarded to Women
in 2021

In 2021, 729 degrees were awarded to men at Century College, which is 0.674 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (1,081).

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Most Common Male Majors

In 2021, 169 degrees were awarded to men at Century College in Liberal Arts & Sciences, which is 0.658 times less than the 257 female recipients with that same degree.

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Most Common Female Majors

In 2021, 257 degrees were awarded to men at Century College in Liberal Arts & Sciences, which is 1.52 times more than the 169 male recipients with that same degree.

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Time to Complete

11%
100% Completion Time
22%
150% Completion Time

In 2021, 11% of students graduating from Century College completed their program within 100% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree). Comparatively, 22% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 26% within 200%.

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Graduation rate is defined as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within a specific percentage of "normal time" to completion for their program.

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Graduation Rate by Race and Sex

Showing demographic groups with ≥ 5 graduating students.
Two or More Races Male
Highest Graduation Rate (35.3%)

The student demographic with the highest graduation rate in 2021 at Century College is Male and Two or More Races (35.3% graduation rate). Across all Associates Colleges, Asian Female students have the highest graduation rate (72.9%).

The department of education defines graduation rate as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within 150% of "normal time" to completion.

The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) categorizes any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the graduation rate of those students is shown in the chart below. Additionally, 1.38% of graduates (2 students) did not report their race.

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Race & Ethnicity by Share

Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity (2021)
  1. White
    1,110 degrees awarded
  2. Asian
    310 degrees awarded
  3. Hispanic or Latino
    132 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity at Century College is white (1,110 degrees awarded). There were 3.58 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, asian (310 degrees).

1.05% of degree recipients (19 students) did not report their race.

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Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Sex Demographic (2021)
  1. White Female
    666 degrees awarded
  2. White Male
    444 degrees awarded
  3. Asian Female
    194 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at Century College is white female (666 degrees awarded). There were 1.5 times more white female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white male (444 degrees).

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Century College has an endowment valued at nearly $4.93M, as of the end of the 2021 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of 189k (3.84%) compared to the 1.65% average return (87.6k on 5.29M) across all Associates Colleges.

In 2021, Century College had a total salary expenditure of 83M. Century College employs 135 Instructors. Most academics at Century College are Female Instructor (74), and Male Instructor (61).

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Century College are: Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services, with 76 employees, Office and Administrative Support, with 34 employees, and Computer, Engineering, and Science with 23 employees.

Endowment

$4.93M
2021 Endowment
21.1%
growth from 2020

Century College has an endowment valued at about $4.93M, as of the end of the 2021 fiscal year. The endowment of Century College grew 21.1% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $367k lower than than the median endowment of Associates Colleges according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.

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The small bar chart below shows the endowment quintiles for all universities in the Associates Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-High Traditional Carnegie Classification grouping.

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Salary Expenditure

$38.5M
2021 Salaries
1.17%
decline from 2020

In 2021, Century College paid a median of $38.5M in salaries, which represents 46.3% of their overall expenditure ($83M) and a 1.17% decline from the previous year.

The median for similar Associates Colleges is 16.4M (41.6% of overall expenditures).

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Instructional Salaries

$10.5M
Instructional Salaries
135
Number of Employees

In 2021, Century College paid a total of $10.5M to 135 employees working as instructors, which represents 27.3% of all salaries paid.

This is compared to a median of $5.1M (31.2%) for similar Associates Colleges.

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Occupations by Share

Instructor
Most Common Instructor
135 Employees
Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services
Most Common Non-Instructional Employee
76 Employees

In 2021, the most common positions for instructional staff at Century College was Instructor with 135 employees.

In 2021, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Century College were Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services with 76 employees, Office and Administrative Support with 34 employees, and Computer, Engineering, and Science with 23 employees.

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Instructors by Academic Rank and Sex

Most Common Demographic (2021)
  1. Female Instructor
  2. Male Instructor

In 2021, the most common demographic for instructional staff at Century College was Female Instructor with 74 employees, and Male Instructor with 61 employees.

This chart shows the sex split between each academic rank present at Century College.

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